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Fear or romance could make you change your mind, study finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Each day people are confronted with innumerable pieces of information and hundreds of decisions. Not surprisingly, people seldom process each piece of information deeply, instead relying on quick mental shortcuts to guide ...
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Social psychology can be used to understand nuclear restraint
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Social psychology is the study of how people and groups interact. A new study in the journal International Studies Review shows how social psychology can help us better understand the puzzle of nuclear restraint and uses t ...
The influence of cultural differences in investigative interviews
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In her youth psychologist Karlijn Beune devoured crime stories. Now the world of crime is her field of expertise. She studied how the behaviour of detectives during investigative interviews ...
This week's Web Winners: Investment help
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Sophisticated investors were among victims of Bernard L. Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Avoiding financial scams must be even trickier than we thought. These sites might make it easier.
3D Graphics Can Geometrically Guide Your Attention
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When you gaze at a painting, the first thing that catches your eye is usually not an accident. Since the beginning of art, painters have used strategic techniques to guide a viewer’s attention ...
Men who work with their female partners more likely to adhere to CPAP therapy
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Men who work with their female partners while receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to adhere to their treatment, according to a research abstract that ...
Sexual Encounters of the Third Kind: Darwin's Beetles Still Producing Surprises
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On the eve of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday, researchers at the University of New Mexico and University of Montana report a new twist in sexual selection theory - the realm of evolutionary ...
Researchers find saying 'I'm sorry' influences jurors
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Apologizing for negative outcomes -- a practice common even with children -- may lead to more favorable verdicts for auditors in court, according to researchers at George Mason University and Oklahoma State University. The ...
Armed beetles find a mate, whatever their size
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Mar 27, 2008 |
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One species of armed beetle is proving that size doesn’t necessarily matter when it comes to finding a mate. The creature’s ‘pulling techniques’ will be revealed in the April edition of the Royal Entomological So ...
Timing of political messages influences voter preferences, researcher finds
Aug 14, 2008 |
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In political campaigns, timing is almost everything. Candidates communicate with voters over a long period of time before voters actually vote. What candidates say to these voters is, of course, important, but it turns out ...
Chameleons and copycats: How mimicry affects interpersonal persuasion
Feb 12, 2008 |
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Social scientists have long been intrigued by the human tendency to mimic the behavior of others. Now, a new study from the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Research expands the field, exploring the potential for mi ...
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